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“Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction.”  Lord Byron Since writing about Choral Ethics here on ChoralNet, I have received a number of emails.  Folks who contact me either want to thank me or to tell me their stories. And their stories are amazing.  Some seem outlandish at the outset, but then I follow up […]

This week on GBW and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet Host Stan Schmidt brings back works by one of the greatest composers in music history.   We will also discover another exhilarating composition that could be regarded as a member of the great top 40 list of choral compositions.   While on his way to the U.S. our featured composer, […]

The newest issue of Choral Journal will be available online by the end of the day today (Monday 3/4)! Following is a preview of the articles you will find in this issue. Read it now at acda.org/choraljournal. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read […]

#44. Greetings from the ACDA National Conference in Kansas City! Click for Handout & notes from my interest session on women’s/treble repertoire.

“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” Jane Austen I am not in Kansas City this week. I wish I could be, but I can’t. I am in the middle of rehearsals and in the middle of auditions and our master bath is being remodeled; you get the idea. Things snuck up […]

This week on GBW and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet Host Stan Schmidt un-wraps some new releases revealing the newest of Choral Creations….like Folks Songs, one of Monteverdi three remaining operas, a new look at the GBW Theme and a magnificent setting of the Lords’s Prayer by Leos Janàček.   “ Danse, Mon Moin Danse” leads us off a […]

With the foundation well-established with science-based approach to choral pedagogy, use chant and chorales as training tools to find newfound health for the voices.

The April 2014 issue of Choral Journal features an article titled “You Want Me to Teach What? The Choral Educator’s Guide to Teaching Outside the ‘Comfort Zone’” written by Kyle Zeuch. Following is a section from the article._______________________________________ Many choral educators find themselves teaching students with a wide variety of skills and even age ranges, often teaching […]

Several weeks ago, I wrote about singing in an Alumni Chorus at my Alma Mater, the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Rehearsals have started and with them, my clearer understanding of the thrust and educational purpose of the work (Considering Matthew Shepherd) we are singing. I have a very small part in […]

This week on GBW and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet Host Stan Schmidt gives us a sneek preview of some of the ACDA Choirs that are headed to the National Convention in Kansas City.   As you know from 70 to 80 choirs from our country and abroad will make their way to share their national cultures through choral […]